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Providence Schools: Goals Unmet, Control Returned | Providence News
When Providence Public Schools were taken over by the state in 2019 with 43 ambitious goals to fix decades of underperformance, results were far from promising. Only two of 22 academic targets were met—like expanding high-quality pre-K and ensuring students accessed learning plans twice yearly. Math scores for juniors remain dismal, with just 14% meeting SAT expectations and under 4% if top magnet schools are excluded—while wealthier districts hover around 60% proficiency. Now, control is being handed back to the city a year early, sparking debate: is it progress or political convenience?…
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